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Purdue Boilermakers
Location: West Lafayette, Ind. | Founded: 1869 | Enrollment: 39,102 | Colors: Old Gold and Black
Coach: Matt Painter | Home Court: Mackey Arena | Capacity: 14,123

Record: (25-9, 15-3 Big Ten)
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The good news is the 25-9 finish was the most victories in exactly 10 years. The delicious news is that Purdue's core should return relatively intact next year. And that could make the Boilermakers the early favorites to win a conference championship.

The top eight scorers all return (four freshmen, two sophomores and two juniors), and now they have NCAA Tournament experience.

The only thing that could have made this year better would have been a Big Ten championship, which would have happened had it not been for a late season loss at Ohio State.

Still, the Boilermakers won 16 of 18 during a stretch after starting 7-4 and the freshmen continued to mature and progress throughout the season. E'Twaun Moore led the team in scoring at 12.9 points, but that number should rise dramatically next season.

"We had ups and downs, but we fought through it," sophomore Keaton Grant said. "That shows the character of our team ... We could have wilted a couple of times during the season. We had some hard times. We didn't give up. We kept fighting. We look forward to next season."

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May 10, 2008 11:05 pm
Purdue's continuing to go small this year in recruiting. Three guards are coming in. The first two sound decent. Jackson sounds like he can step right in easily. John Hart from Beech Grove comes from Class 3A in Indiana, now thats not in a very high rated division in HS basketball.  I wonder if he'll be another Riddell, riding the bench?
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March 31, 2008 6:56 pm
who do you guys think we will get next year at home from the acc for the challenge?
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May 10, 2008 11:16 pm
(POLL) Matt Painter, who is from Indiana, likes to try to get the top recruits from the state, just as he has with most of his recruits since he's been at Purdue. It kind of holds the "hoosier" state's tradition together of the game of basketball. John Wooden, Glenn Robinson and Rick Mount all stayed in Indiana and chose Purdue. Three-fourth of the roster last season were players from the ...(more)
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May 14, 2008 8:19 pm
There has never been two Purdue players named First Team All Big Ten in one season. This coming season's First Team All Big Ten team looks very promising. Two  freshmen got 1st or 2nd all conference honors last season. Etwaun Moore, Chris Kramer, Robbie Hummel and Keaton Grant can easily be first or second team all Big Ten. The Boilermakers are going to destroy the Big Ten Awards...
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April 10, 2008 4:18 pm
I have heard from a couple of people that Ben Hansbrough  might  transfer to Purdue.  He is the younger brother of the famous  Tyler.   I  think he is a guard and went to Miss. State.  Has anybody else heard this?
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May 12, 2008 6:01 pm
I'm sure that Chris Lutz, who made the freshmen all conference team in the '05-'06 season, is at Marshall now. He should actually get to play after sitting out last season due to transfer. GREAT three point shooter. I was so impressed and amazed how Purdue overcame his absense beyond the arc. I'm sure I'm not alone.  Johnathan Uchendu, on the other hand, did he just flat out get cut or did he ...(more)
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May 1, 2008 11:53 am
So did anyone else here about Purdue being exspected to be the #2 team next year?
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May 11, 2008 7:01 pm